English Explanatory Dictionary

Bereshit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
  2. The first parashah in this book

Pronunciation

/bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/ /bɚ.əˈʃit/

Word forms

Bereshit Breishis Bereshith Bereishith

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

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